Tag Archives: lidar

NOAA Advances Deep Channel Topobathy Lidar for Groundbreaking Alaska Project

Steep and rugged cliffs, rocky shores, changing turbidity, underwater hazards, and unpredictable weather are some of the extreme challenges of mapping the coastline and waters surrounding Alaska. However, a new topobathymetric lidar project for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted by NV5 Geospatial is leveraging a state-of-the-art combination of advanced remote sensing technologies...

xyHt Magazine Heights 2022 Issue

Click on the cover to view the Heights 2022 supplement to xyHt magazine. Articles in the issue include: Mapping the Ocean: The need to map the surface of the ocean might seem odd, but as aerial technology advances, it is becoming more and more important. Manned Missions: In the age of unmanned aerial vehicles, the roll of the...

xyHt Digital Magazine: April 2022

Like a good surveyor, xyHt‘s March issue covers a lot of ground, bringing you stories about surveying, mapping, UAVs and, this month’s special, a look at how drones are becoming indispensable on construction sites. As always, if you don’t have a subscription to our print edition, or if someone else in the office has snaffled your...

Lidar and Surveying: Infrastructure Relies on Surveys

Mobile lidar platform provides engineering firm with data sets for multiple deliverables In the past, project teams couldn’t get high-quality, actionable data quickly when performing surveys—there was always a trade-off between time and quality. However, advances in mobile lidar technology are significantly reducing the time it takes to collect data while still meeting strict accuracy...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 03/04/2022

Register for the March 30 NSPS Day on the Hill Carlson Go West 2022 Set for April 4-6 ProStar Granted Major Patent for Utility Data Management RIEGL & Deswik: Providing a Fast and Efficient Workflow for Mine Surveying Emesent Hovermap Sets Survey Grade Standard for Autonomous Lidar Mapping NCEES Seeks Professional Surveyors’ and Mapping Scientists’ Expertise...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 02/25/2022

Register for NSPS Virtual Day on the Hill by March 1 Aero-Graphics Contracted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3D at Depth Receives Patent for Monitoring Underwater Structures Lidar Survey Reveals More than 400 ‘New’ Archaeological Sites in England Airbus to Provide Imagery that Enables Crop Analytics SkyGrid Launches All-in-One Drone App for iOS Globally...